Friday, June 2, 2017

CA Senate passes single-payer healthcare

Now it goes to the Assembly. CA has always been the bellwether State, leading the rest of the country on populist issues that become the law of the land eventually. See the following from the Courage Campaign and donate if you can, thanks.

The California State Senate just passed single-payer health care!(1)

This is the biggest state
to ever come this far to make single-payer a reality, and it now goes to
the California State Assembly. With Trump and the
Republicans in Congress getting ready to strip health insurance from 24
million Americans the real solution we need is obvious: single-payer.(2)

The latest study by the
California Nurses Association finds that single-payer will save
California $37 billion a year -- nearly $1,000 for every man, woman, and
child in the state.(3) No more co-pays. No more premiums. No deductibles. Health care for people, not for profit.

Of course, we're already
hearing the scare tactics from the other side. Single-payer is
"socialized medicine." It will bankrupt the state. It's a "government
takeover." But people are finally
seeing through that nonsense, and that's why, with the leadership of
allies like the California Nurses Association, we were able to pass
single-payer last night -- and why we will get this done. Here's what we have planned to get this bill to the governor's desk:

We're utilizing a
high-tech new phone banking tool that allows volunteers to put phone
calls from constituents directly through to legislators' offices.

We're organizing face-to-face meetings between Courage Campaign members and their representatives.

We're holding Democrats
who oppose single-payer accountable for standing with the for-profit
insurance industry against the people.

But we need your help to make this happen. Will you chip in $5 to help push the Healthy California Act to victory?